What you need to know prior to assembly
Characteristics of wood Woo has a set of specific characteristics that are
natural an inherent to it. Those characteristics inclu e colour, ensity an the extent
to which it is affecte by humi ity.
Longitu inal cut, in most cases, will reveal a nice, ecorative an often very
appreciable look, which is calle a texture.
It shoul be a e that woo has a specific smell, given by attars, resins an
fermente substances, while freshly cut woo has a more pleasant scent. A very
important attribute of timber is the ease with which it absorbs humi ity.
When timber ries, it shrinks. Similarly, when timber absorbs humi ity, it
increases in volume.
Downsides One of the ownsi es of timber is that it chaps an warps. When
timber ries, the moisture firstly evaporates from the surface an outer layers an only
then from the insi e layers. Thus, when the outer layers start shrinking, the insi e
layers, ue to stronger moisture, oppose to shrinking. Firstly the surface starts
chapping, then the insi e layers. When timber ries it can get a longitu inal warp or a
cross warp. A longitu inal warp is when the rying straight balk ben s, a flat plank
twists an gets the form of the propeller. Woo has a set of specific technological
characteristics. It easily splits along the fibre nicely hol ing metal fastenings; it can
flex easily an is not very sensitive to epreciation. Screws hol timber extremely
well. Screws have a much better grip with timber than nails.
Taints: branchy timber, cracks, abnormal structure, infractions ma e by fungus
or parasites. As timber is of biological origin, it is so varie that terms “normal
timber” an “abnormal timber” are not strictly efine . Within the variety of sawn
woo an sawn timber some taints ue to fungus may occur: moul , brownness.